Travel beverage container systems

ABSTRACT

A travel beverage container system which includes a portable drinking container with a 3D molded angry face shot of a person, animal or fictional character. The device is designed to draw emotional response from a user while providing a stable ergonomic beverage container.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The following includes information that may be useful in understandingthe present invention(s). It is not an admission that any of theinformation provided herein is prior art, or material, to the presentlydescribed or claimed inventions, or that any publication or documentthat is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to the field of beveragecontainers and more specifically relates to a travel beverage containersystem.

2. Description of Related Art

Travel mugs generally employ thermal insulation properties fortransporting hot or cold liquids. Similar to a vacuum flask, a travelmug is usually well-insulated and completely enclosed to preventspillage or leaking, but will generally have an opening in the coverthrough which the contents can be consumed during transportation withoutspillage. Usually stainless steel will be used for the inner wall whileouter wall can be stainless steel, plastic, or even embedded with othermaterials.

Several attempts have been made to solve the above-mentioned problemssuch as those found in U.S. Pub. No. 2004/0157527 to Ruupak Omar;2015/0360816 to Ching-Tien Chen and U.S. Pat. No. 6,601,703 to JohnScott Jones; U.S. Pat. No. 7,866,073 to Richard L. Dunlap; and U.S. Pat.No. 7,900,384 to Gary W. Schnuckle. This art is representative ofbeverage containers. However, none of the above inventions and patents,taken either singly or in combination, is seen to describe the inventionas claimed.

Preferably, a beverage container should provide an efficient containerfor liquids and, yet would operate reliably and be manufactured at amodest expense. Thus, a need exists for a reliable travel beveragecontainer system to avoid the above-mentioned problems.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known beveragecontainer art, the present invention provides a novel travel beveragecontainer system. The general purpose of the present invention, whichwill be described subsequently in greater detail is to provide a travelbeverage container system.

A travel beverage container system comprising: a beverage containerassembly having a beverage container having an inner volume, an outersurface comprising a protruding outer surface forming a 3D facialimpression and a gripping member, and a lid. The travel beveragecontainer system comprises the beverage container assembly. The beveragecontainer assembly comprises the beverage container. The beveragecontainer comprises the inner volume, the outer surface, and the lid.The beverage container comprises a cylindrical profile. The inner volumeof the beverage container is able to contain a hot liquid. The innervolume of the beverage container is thermally lined to restrict heattransfer and keep the hot liquid hot. The top end of the inner volumecomprises threading for attaching the lid to the beverage container.

The outer surface comprises the protruding outer surface forming a 3Dfacial impression, and the gripping member. The lid closes and containsa top end of the inner volume and contents of the inner volume. The lidcomprises an opening such that a user may consume the contents of thebeverage container. The gripping member allows a user grip and transportthe beverage container and contents of the beverage container. Thegripping member comprises a handle. The outer surface forming a 3Dfacial impression comprises an angry face. The outer surface forming a3D facial impression comprises an angry face of a person. The outersurface forming a 3D facial impression acts as a location for a user togrip the beverage container.

The protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression allows theuser to better grip the beverage container. The protruding outer surfaceforming a 3D facial impression provides added weight for increasedstability of the beverage container. The travel beverage containersystem is useful for providing a user with a portable drinking containerwith a novel 3-D molded face for entertainment. The protruding outersurface forming a 3D facial impression creates an emotional responsefrom the user. The travel beverage container system further provides avisual means to readily recognize ownership of the beverage container.

The present invention holds significant improvements and serves as atravel beverage container system. For purposes of summarizing theinvention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of theinvention have been described herein. It is to be understood that notnecessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with anyone particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may beembodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes oneadvantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarilyachieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. Thefeatures of the invention which are believed to be novel areparticularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concludingportion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, andadvantages of the present invention will become better understood withreference to the following drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The figures which accompany the written portion of this specificationillustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention,travel beverage container systems, constructed and operative accordingto the teachings of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view illustrating a travel beverage containersystem during an ‘in-use’ condition according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the travel beverage containersystem comprising a travel beverage container assembly having a beveragecontainer according to another embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a top view illustrating aspects of the travel beveragecontainer assemblies of FIGS. 1-2.

FIG. 4 is a combined view illustrating embodiments of the travelbeverage container assemblies of FIGS. 1-3.

The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter bedescribed in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein likedesignations denote like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to abeverage container and more particularly to a travel beverage containersystem as used to improve portable drinking containers.

Generally speaking, travel beverage container system is a portabledrinking container with a 3D molded angry face shot of a person, animalor fictional character.

Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference there is shown inFIGS. 1-4, a travel beverage container system 100 comprising beveragecontainer assembly 110 having beverage container 120 having inner volume124 and outer surface 128, protruding outer surface forming a 3D facialimpression 160, gripping member 168, and lid 176, shown in FIG. 1 asin-use condition 150. Travel beverage container system 100 comprisesbeverage container assembly 110. Beverage container assembly 110comprises beverage container 120. Beverage container 120 comprises innervolume 124, outer surface 128, and lid 176.

Outer surface 128 comprises protruding outer surface forming a 3D facialimpression 160, and gripping member 168. Lid 176 closes and contains,seals, or otherwise encloses a top end of inner volume 124 and anycontents of inner volume 124. Gripping member 168 allows user 140 togrip and transport beverage container 120 and contents of beveragecontainer 120. Protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression160 allows user 140 to better grip beverage container 120. Protrudingouter surface forming a 3D facial impression 160 provides added weightfor increased stability of beverage container 120. Travel beveragecontainer system 100 is useful for providing user 140 with a portabledrinking container with a novel 3-D molded face for entertainment.Travel beverage container system 100 further provides a visual means toreadily recognize ownership of beverage container 120.

Inner volume 124 of beverage container 120 is able to contain a hotliquid. Inner volume 124 of beverage container 120 is thermally lined torestrict heat transfer and keep hot liquid hot. Inner volume 124 ofbeverage container 120 is able to contain a cold liquid. Inner volume124 of beverage container 120 is thermally lined to restrict heattransfer and keep cold liquid cold. Lid 176 comprises an opening 178such that a user 140 may consume contents of beverage container 120.Protruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression 160 creates anemotional response from user 140. Gripping member 168 comprises handle170. Gripping member 168 comprises textured grip 172. Top end of innervolume 124 comprises threading for attaching lid 176 to beveragecontainer 120.

Beverage container 120 comprises a cylindrical profile. Outer surface128 forming a 3D facial impression 160 acts as a location for user 140to grip beverage container 120. Outer surface forming a 3D facialimpression 160 comprises an angry face. Outer surface forming a 3Dfacial impression 160 comprises an angry face of a person. Outer surfaceforming a 3D facial impression 160 comprises an angry face of an animal.Outer surface forming a 3D facial impression 160 comprises an angry faceof a fictional character.

Travel beverage container system 100 may be manufactured and providedfor sale in a wide variety of sizes and shapes for a wide assortment ofapplications. Upon reading this specification, it should be appreciatedthat, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as designpreference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structuralrequirements, available materials, technological advances, etc., otherkit contents or arrangements such as, for example, including more orless components, customized parts, different protrusion combinations,parts may be sold separately, etc., may be sufficient.

It should be noted that the steps described in the method of use can becarried out in many different orders according to user preference. Theuse of “step of” should not be interpreted as “step for”, in the claimsherein and is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §112(f). Upon reading this specification, it should be appreciated that,under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as designpreference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structuralrequirements, available materials, technological advances, etc., othermethods of use arrangements such as, for example, different orderswithin above-mentioned list, elimination or addition of certain steps,including or excluding certain maintenance steps, etc., may besufficient.

The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary andnumerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readilyenvisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which areintended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention.Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially thescientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiarwith patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from acursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure ofthe application.

What is claimed is new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent isset forth in the appended claims:
 1. A travel beverage container systemcomprising: a beverage container having an inner volume, and an outersurface including a protruding outer surface forming a 3D facialimpression; a gripping member; and a lid; wherein said lid closes andcontains a top end of said inner volume and contents of said innervolume; wherein said gripping member is configured to allow a user gripand transport said beverage container and contents of said beveragecontainer; wherein said protruding outer surface forming the 3D facialimpression allows said user to better grip said beverage container;wherein said protruding outer surface forming the 3D facial impressionprovides added weight for increased stability of said beveragecontainer; wherein said travel beverage container system is useful forproviding said user with a portable drinking container with a novel 3-Dmolded face for entertainment; and wherein said travel beveragecontainer system further provides a visual means to readily recognizeownership of said beverage container.
 2. The travel beverage containersystem of claim 1, wherein said inner volume of said beverage containeris configured to contain a hot liquid.
 3. The travel beverage containersystem of claim 2, wherein said inner volume of said beverage containeris thermally lined, and further configured to restrict heat transfer andkeep said hot liquid hot.
 4. The travel beverage container system ofclaim 1, wherein said inner volume of said beverage container isconfigured to contain a cold liquid
 5. The travel beverage containersystem of claim 4, wherein said inner volume of said beverage containeris thermally lined, and further configured to restrict heat transfer andkeep said cold liquid cold.
 6. The travel beverage container system ofclaim 1, wherein said lid includes an opening, the opening configuredsuch that said user may consume said contents of said beveragecontainer.
 7. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, whereinsaid protruding outer surface forming the 3D facial impression createsan emotional response from said user.
 8. The travel beverage containersystem of claim 1, wherein said gripping member includes a handle. 9.The travel beverage container system of claim 1, wherein said grippingmember includes a textured grip.
 10. The travel beverage containersystem of claim 1, wherein said top end of said inner volume includesthreading that is configured to attach said lid to said beveragecontainer.
 11. The travel beverage container system of claim 1, whereinsaid beverage container includes a cylindrical profile.
 12. The travelbeverage container system of claim 1, wherein said outer surface formingthe 3D facial impression is configured to act as a location for saiduser to grip said beverage container.
 13. The travel beverage containersystem of claim 1, wherein said outer surface forming the 3D facialimpression includes an angry face.
 14. The travel beverage containersystem of claim 1, wherein said outer surface forming the 3D facialimpression includes an angry face of a person.
 15. The travel beveragecontainer system of claim 1, wherein said outer surface forming the 3Dfacial impression includes an angry face of an animal.
 16. The travelbeverage container system of claim 1, wherein said outer surface formingthe 3D facial impression includes an angry face of a fictionalcharacter.
 17. A travel beverage container system comprising: a beveragecontainer having an inner volume, and an outer surface having aprotruding outer surface forming a 3D facial impression; a grippingmember; and a lid; wherein said beverage container has a cylindricalprofile; wherein said inner volume of said beverage container isconfigured to contain hot liquids; wherein said inner volume of saidbeverage container is thermally lined, and further configured torestrict heat transfer and keep said hot liquid hot; wherein said topend of said inner volume includes threading configured to attach saidlid to said beverage container; wherein said outer surface includes saidprotruding outer surface forming the 3D facial impression, and furtherincludes said gripping member; wherein said lid closes and encloses saidtop end of said inner volume and any contents of said inner volume;wherein said lid includes an opening, the opening configured such thatsaid user may consume said contents of said beverage container; whereinsaid gripping member is configured to allow said user to grip andtransport said beverage container and any contents of said beveragecontainer; wherein said gripping member includes a handle; wherein saidouter surface forming the 3D facial impression includes an angry face ofa person; wherein said outer surface forming the 3D facial impression isconfigured to act as a location for said user to grip said beveragecontainer; wherein said protruding outer surface forming the 3D facialimpression is configure to allow said user to better grip said beveragecontainer; and wherein said protruding outer surface forming the 3Dfacial impression is configured to provide added weight for increasedstability of said beverage container.